Magic class

"The eighth minute of the eighth hour of the eighth day of the eighth month of every year is an auspicious and momentous day for every native of the world, mages, and mundanes alike.

For the mages, it's a day of abundance, a global phenomenon called Initiation.

It's a special day when, or rather, a special hour, or, a special minute in fact, where the world injects fresh and new spiritual energy into the world.

Mages across various disciplines in the magic world have several uses for the spirit energy.

From nurturing spirit plants, to augmenting spells, harnessing special magical forces, nurturing a basic spirit in a weapon, storing for many uses.

It's also the optimum time for numerous shamanic rituals, amongst many other uses.

Unlike the normal Spirit energy, this one has a very vital effect on young adults who clocked 18 before or on that date.

They undergo Initiation, as the term is being called. It's being referred to as that because of its intending effect on the victims.

In the characterization of levels in a magic system, we have seven categories, or levels: Mundane realm, Initiate realm, Awakening realm, Advanced realm, Master realm, Grandmaster realm, Transcendence realm and Immortal realm.

The early characterization is applicable to the human magic system, then for the beasts: Mundane realm, Feral realm, Nascent realm, Awakened realm, Advanced realm, Noble realm, Legendary realm and Mythical realm.

All these realms are characterised by the colour of their magic core: Red core, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet and the revered White.

The levels of the magic system are being signified by the colours of the core respectively.

Every organism in the world possesses an organ called a magic core. Though it is ethereal for most humans and certain beast species, the majority of the beasts having the most of the material ones, they all basically have the same uses.

Within the core, there are little grains called elemental grains.

During pregnancy, the core develops with the baby like every other organ does despite being ethereal, that is, in a human baby's case here.

During concession, it's fully formed but no one can actually see it, Oh! That's not actually true, cultivators who have started to come in contact with a special force called the World Force can actually see it.

Not just them though, adepts at manipulating Spirit energy and nature species with a high cultivation like the Elven Queen or the long missing Conjoined Dwarven Brothers, even the elders of some aboriginal human tribes who practise shamanic arts can also do the same.

Now that I think about it, there are a couple of unique races and species in the world who are capable of viewing it.

As it takes more than magic to be able to view something like that, Mages often call it the World's Shealth, which often makes it hard, nigh-impossible for them to view it.

Back to what we were discussing before, after concession, the magic is fully formed yet, the human is often unaware of its existence, or more like, has no proof of its existence.

There's also the presence of the elemental grains, they appear like specks or motes of light in the hollow of the core.

For the first 17 years of a human's life, his core remains hollowed, the elemental grains, opaque and lacklustre.

Upon the 18th birthday, on the auspicious 8th, the spirit energy released by the world resonates with the hollow space within the core, initiating a profound communication.

If this connection is successful, a vital link of activation is forged between the world and the core, bridging the two and shattering the core's latent constraints, thereby unleashing its dormant potential.

This link is needed for the core to be able to generate a pure form of spirit energy. In the presence of the world's phenomenon, the spirit energy is successfully inducted and produced in the core.

During this time, the core requires external sources of spiritual energy also, what other time or season would that be needed if not the present time?

Surely, no better time than the peak minute of spirit abundance, it's more like a 'cherry on the top' gift from the world.

Many years have seen extensive works by diversified erudites and veteran mages attempt to artificially inhibit Initiation, but their several trials have been left a ridiculous attempt by the world.

The global phenomenon is a World phenomenon for a reason, it's nature, not something that can be replicated, that for sure, would go against the natural laws.

Even for the revered Immortals, it's an impossibility! Maybe the Gods would be capable of doing such but… Where are the Gods? What proof do their fanatics and orthodoxies have to ascertain their existence?

They are often taken as ramblings… There are no Gods!"

Noticing she had started trailing off the intended topic, she facepalmed.

"Eishh! Samantha, where are you diverting towards now!"

Her eyes took in Wilson's face. Sighting the same, unchanged demeanour. The sort that belied the expected agitation, fascination, or anxiety that should have come from the rollercoastering tale so far.

Even as she told the story, she couldn't account for how many times her emotions had been stirred, technically, if anything, she should be the one with a slightly calm demeanour and not him.

But, just a day ago, he was broken, distraught, and wrecked over the brutal death of his family, thrust into a world where peril wreaths around, and just a day after, he's this calm, like a steadfast tree within a sandstorm, standing imposingly, unshaken despite its furious gale.

It could also be a case of him expertly hiding the torrent of emotions that wreaked havoc within him, having a perfect way to keep the flood against his banks, or she's just not so good at discerning emotions, the latter a less likely conjecture to make, though.

Despite being inwardly shocked by his sagely composure, she did well to restrict her shock to her innards, also, expertly hiding hers.

Letting out a slight cough as a decoy, she continued.

"I shared the knowledge of the magic system as it's important for the next phase of the story… The day before my initiation."